SHINee - Sherlock MV + 1st Live

So SHINee is back with their MV and 1st Live performance of Sherlock. In my opinion the MV was okay, nothing mind blowing but entertaining and easy to the eyes because all of the members look great. The story line is rather shaky and does not really have a climax, but it is much better than other S.M. MV's produced lately.

On the other hand I found the dance routine awesome. After seeing the live I have to conclude that it is one of the best routines SHINee has done to date because it is so physically demanding. It just gets you excited form just watching.

Review: SHINee - Sherlock

I was out this weekend so I got to hear SHINee's album until this morning. I took my time to evaluate this album because I really wanted to hear it at least twice and really listen to the songs.

Sherlock
Although it is not the best song on the album Sherlock is a good tittle track. It's flashy and attention graving, and gives room for some awesome performances. All in all SHINee knows how to work the stage to a T when given flashy music and this will surely not be a miss.




Clue & Note
Last night I only had the chance to skim the songs and was feeling somewhat disconnected with Clue and Note, but today it's a slightly different story. I decided to play the album in random order on iTunes, and what do you know, it sounds much better. S.M made a horrible mistake in putting "Note" and "Clue" right after Sherlock because it feels like it's just one long extended song, and in truth it gets very annoying. After hearing the songs separately from one another I can actually appreciate "Clue" and "Note" on their own, specially "Note."






Alarm Clock
I really like this song, specially the chorus. This is one of my favorite songs on the album, and I can see myself replaying this on my i-pod.




The Reason
My favorite song on the album. I'm not often a fan of ballads but this has powerful music behind the smooth voices. In other words it is not stagnant but changing.




Stranger
Stranger is a remake of the a song on the Jap. album by the same name. I actually like the original and still like it here.




Honesty
This song is the jewel of the album. Firstly, it shows of SHINee's vocals. Everyone's voice sounds beautiful and really fits the mood. I really like how it seems to be just their voices and nothing else because the musical arrangement is very simple. Secondly, it was written for Shawols by Jonghyun.

In summary, I really really like the album. Of course, my opinion could be biased because of my love for this group, but I can say that it is a solid album, and shows vocal improvement from many of the members. Taemin sounds beautiful and Minho's few singing lines sound much better than before, plus he has a very nice tone. Onew and Jonghyun where as good as always, and Key was o.k., he could have been better.  

Again, the fatal mistake was that "Clue" & "Note" where placed after Sherlock. Occasional listeners of SHINee where most likely put off after listening to that and not give the rest of the album a chance. Although it was not the brightest idea to put "Clue" & "Note" on the album, they aren't bad songs, if removed far far away from "Sherlock". 

All that is left is to wait for the MV, I just need to see that dance ^^ Oh yeah and live performances, and my CD arriving in the mail, ect. !!! Excited !!!!

Sherlock MV Behind the Scene Pictures

Another self-made teaser!!!

Taemin and Key dancing to "SHERLOCK" !!!

How did I miss this earlier or did it just show up ? Edit: Yeah the video just appeared ^.^

The MV outfits are so SHINee lol

I want an MV teaser NOW !!! Please ?  ^.^

SHINee is Back :P - Teaser Medley

S.M released a medley teasing the songs in the album, and It's getting me even more excited. The songs that specially sound great are the ones with Taemin's and Onew's pictures, people are inferring that the later might be a solo. The song with Key's picture is the Korean version of "Stranger" from their Japanese album, I actually really like that song. In general I think the whole album sounds exciting, can't wait to hear the whole version of the songs and watch the MV!

P.S. I pre-ordered "SHERLOCK" yesterday ^^ So Excited !!!

Jonghyun is known for uploading strange videos onto SM's official YT account once in a while. Specially videos of his dog Roo. This time he gifted us with a self made teaser. He is really cute ^^

Another SHINee teaser image !!!

I really like this !!! They look cute.

P.S.In my opinion they look more like gypsies than hippies.

Plus pre-orders for the album are out on most sites (yessasia, kpoptown, dvdheaven) !!!

SHINee Group Teaser Picture^^

This is pretty. I like it !!!

Although I am even more lost as to the real concept behind the teasers.

I'm still not fond of Minho's and Onew's hair but I'll manage to get over it.

Catching Up: SHINee Teaser Pics.

So I could lie and say I was anxiously waiting for Jonghyun's and Key's teaser pics this weekend while I was out of town and away from my computer, but that would be a lie. I was actually partying ... a lot (awesome, party was AWESOME LOL)

Okay, now I'm back, and this is a swift update of the teasers, and it will probably be followed by another post if SM decides to gift us with more teasers today ^^

P.S. My favorite of the bunch are Jonghyun's pictures !

KEY

JONGHYUN

BEWARE THIS IS A RANT: SHAWOLLLS :[

So I've been seeing a lot of people actually hate on SHINee because of two teaser photos. Guys ... WTH ... SHINee hasn't comeback in more than a year and you guys are complaining. I mean, It's okay to have an opinion and voice it (I do it myself all the time it's FUN, I did it for Taemins Teaser too), but why outright hate on them. I think that's plain stupid. I'm not asking you guys to like everything (because that's just being hypocritical no one can like everything) but at least stop saying that SHINee is producing porn, or that they are ruined, or that Taemin is a slut, or that their comeback is a failure, when we aren't even into 10% of the promotion -_-

Anyway, we all know S.M. is a troll when it comes to teasers (remember the Mr. Simple promotions and The Boys). So take the pictures as they come but remember the meaning behind them,

  SHINee is finally back!

Plus, complaining so much just gives the impression that you guys are in it only for the appearances and not the music, which is what really counts. Those who are worried about the music following the trend of their teasers can calm down, SHINee always produces solid albums. Come on, let's appreciate their hard work even if you find it outrages.

Notes:
1. This is going around tumblr as the track list, I don't know if it's official but I'm excited !!! Does anybody know when the pre-orders are going to start on yeassasia.com or kpoptown.com ?

2. The third Taemin teaser photo, he's so beautiful here. Seriously, I know he doesn't like being called beautiful but that's what he is O.O Plus, his hair is so long and pretty, longer than Lucifer days ^^